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households

noun

plural of household

as in houses

those who live as a family in one house a household that consists of a mom, two kids, and a grandmother

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Recent Examples of households The developers also said the property would be rented to households earning up to 30% of the area median income, a level federal housing guidelines classify as extremely low-income. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Compared to rising energy prices, increases in food costs have a more direct impact on living costs for households and are more likely to push up inflation expectations. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Sound monetary policy helps households and businesses to prosper. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Demographic shifts, including smaller households, also are influencing the trend, LendingTree said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Beyond the sacrifice of American lives, American households have faced higher costs. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Online privacy tools often force a trade-off between convenience and protection, but AdGuard’s family bundle aims to close that gap for households with multiple devices. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 The temporary shelter led to a 65% reduction in encampments, served 95 people and helped 14 households transition to permanent housing in its first year of operation, according to Bontrager and a City Council staff report. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Money market funds hold them against shares that households treat like checking balances. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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Experimenting with narrative will continue across a number of Halloween Horror Nights houses.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
ProgCore Press is what happens when two fiercely independent creative houses decide to make some noise together.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

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Federal regulations limit conventional loan amounts to $832,750 in most areas or $1,249,125 or more for luxury properties or homes in expensive cities and states.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Red walls, heavy draperies with swags and fringe, and jacquard fabrics with gold accents could be found in many homes.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026

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